shortcut
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Plus, a Tesla-SpaceX merger gives Elon Musk a shortcut to his $1 trillion payday, and the University of Michigan drops first-semester grades to “curb a mental health crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A Tesla-SpaceX merger would give Musk a shortcut to his $1 trillion payday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
When students understand the value of the process, they’re less likely to look for an easy shortcut like AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He was later fined for taking a shortcut home by leaving Paisley with his family rather than travelling on the team bus back to Leith.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Mr. Lemoncello always works a clever back-door shortcut into his games. For instance, in Family Frenzy...”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
If there are any lessons for Hollywood to learn from “Obsession,” it’s to not take shortcuts to the prize you’re longing for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Experts, however, advise moderation — saying that regular old water and a balanced diet generally suffice against a backdrop of wellness shortcuts and health hacks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
Even as the pace has sharply accelerated, Tori Shivanandan, President and COO of Radiant Nuclear, does not want regulatory shortcuts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
It treats historical analogies not as rhetorical shortcuts but as evidentiary claims that must withstand scrutiny.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
My bare feet slapped on rough cobbles, splashing through puddles and taking shortcuts through alleyways.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
